Year in Review 2019: High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy for Adult Subjects

Respir Care. 2020 Apr;65(4):545-557. doi: 10.4187/respcare.07663.

Abstract

Many high-quality clinical trials and meta-analyses on the utilization of high-flow nasal cannula for adult patients have been published in the last 2 years. This review summarizes the recent clinical evidence, with the aim to provide the currently available evidence regarding the utilization of high-flow nasal cannula for the adult patient.

Keywords: acute respiratory failure; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; high-flow nasal cannula; noninvasive ventilation; oxygen therapy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cannula*
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Noninvasive Ventilation / methods*
  • Oxygen / administration & dosage
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / methods*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / therapy
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*

Substances

  • Oxygen